Carriage for wire-die holders.



Patented Feb. 4, 1913. A

J. H. HOUGH. CARRIAGE FOR WIRE DIE HOLDERS. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1,1912.

oration filed Angus:- i,

'QR'IAGE Fill; WIRE-DIE u Specification m Ziett-ers Patent.

.Putonted Eel). 4, 1913.

1912. Serial K0. 712,818.

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it l-Inou'n that I, los'srii lliou'ARo Hort-on, a citizen of thel, iitedStates, residing nt- Torrington, in the county of Litohfield and Stateof Connecticut. here invented certain new and useful linpreie ments inCarriages for \Virc-Die Holders; and I- do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descripti 1 the. invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it. app ti-tins to make anduse the some, reference being had to the accompanying dmuin. and to theletters and figures of reterrnre marl e l thereon, which form a. part ofthis specular-- tion.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in anti-frictioncarriages for wire die holders for use in ci'innectiou with wire drawingapparatus and the. ohieut in View is to produru o si' ile elicieut.

apparatus of this nature which .1 ill prevent the wire lllflNlll drumfrom springir and appreciably reducing the friction upon the apparatusincident to tho drawing of the Wire.

Heretolore in the art to which this n vention pertains, it has been the(ZOllHDull prncticc to "fasten the (lie holder upon the table or bed .ofthe machine, there being no connection between the drum and said holderwhereas in the present. invention it is my practice to remove the (lieholder from the table and place it upon :1 portion of on operating leverforming {in arbor and at tach the yoke or carriage carrying the anti;friction roller Wheels upon the lover, the Wheels of the carriage beingadapted to r upon the drum and, when wire is drawn, the drum will have ur: lid bear thus preventing springing upon which the drum i mo" 1 Myinvention is pnnyiug (lrawin l 7 1 v 7 Figure l is a top plan Viewshowing theapplicntion of my invention, the drum being shown in section.Fig. 2 1s a side elevation sectional View on line 3'3 of F 2.

Reference now being had to the etziils of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the table positioned a slight distance linden neath the wireWinding drum B which shouldered as at C and. mounted upon the shaft D,vertically disposed and. rotated in any suitable manner not shown. Acarriage plate E a;

.the threaded circumference of said spindle.

comprising two semi zylindrical plates E .and E is provided, havingbosses E upon the plate E and similar bosses E upon the plate 111. Aspindle H has its upper end contracted and oircuinterentially threadedand fits in an aperture in the plate E. The lower end oi the spindle,which is contracted, p es through an aperture in the is engaged by e.nut F engaging An oil. duct is formed in said. spindle with. its loweror it opening through the cirourn feroneeof t1 spindle. which forms ahearing for the sntifrictiou u'l'icel G. The anti-friction Wheels whirl:arc inomitetl upon the cnrri e are 'nfeferohly conve, and adnpn i, whenin opcrntii 'c positioiii. to contact with the. circular outlined groove.Q, formed in the circumference of the drum near its in 1" end, shown inFig. '2 of the drawing The late E", which forms the lower poi-thin thecurl-in provided with le s it to each of which is pivotnlly mounted a c1' Wheel R adapted to rest upoi'i the table and form a means forsupporting he carriage in proper position.

A lever I is pi votnlly mounted upon a. bolt I carried by the boss J,the lever being held upon the bolt by means of a nut J Said lever ispivolnlly connected to the plates E and E through the medium of the pinM which passes through rcgistming apertures in the plates and whichplates have,,pro-jmting from their inner faces about the aperturesthrough which the pin M passes, bosses M. A spring L is I cued at onecurl to the boss and other end hears yiolilingly against. a pin L uponthe lover I, the ofiioe of which spring is to norn'uilly throw theonrriuge away from or out of eontuo; with the. drum. to zillow the coilof un'c to full. to the tuhle utter it has been drm'rn.

In iperaliozn the parts fire prcieruhly adjusted as shown in thedrawings null, as the Wire Winds about the lower portion of the tlruinand s drawn through the die. the Qtirriugo hearing l'rictionallyagainst. the drum will tend to reinforce the same :iqizinst the. heavystrain and relieve the V upon which the drum mounted, preventing iihesame from springing. The die'holder ln1ving a loosely mounted in ctionwith the arbor portion of the lever the allowed to adjust. itself to thedrum and, when a wire has been drawn and pressure relieved from thecarriage, the spring will tend to throw the lever and the carriage whichis connected thereto back from the drum and al low thewire to fall uponthe table beneath.

What I claim to be new is 1. In combination with an anti-frietio11carriage for die holders in Wire drawing machines, anti-friction Wheelscarried there by and adapted to contactwiththe circumference of a drum,a movable lever for operating the carriage, and a die holder mountedupon said lever, as set forth.

2. In combination with an anti-friction carriage for die holders in wiremachines, caster Wheels for supporting said carri ge a movable lever foroperating the carria x and a die holder mounted upon sa d lever as setforth. a

3. In combination with carriage for die holders in wire drawingmachines, said can riage being made u; of two curved plates spacedapart, antiinetion Wheels ifwlilltetl between the plates and adapted tobear the Wire drawing drum, a table, a lever pivoted thereto and havingpivotal connection with'said carriage, and a die holder loosely mountedupon the lever, as set forth.

4. In combination With holders in Wire drawing riago being made up oftwo curved plates spaced apart, anti-friction wheels mounted a carriagefor die bet een the plates and adapted to bearagainst the Wire drawingdrum, a table, a springpressed lever mounted upon the lat. fer i l ofthe lever fonmin an arbor, and a tire hoider loosely mounted upon theiii-her, as set forth.

in as signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HOWVARD HOUGH.

machines, said car tiinony whereof I hereunto afiix my

